The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-03
TSooNAR. THK HARBAnIAN.
4 Den>ely Crowded House Grests the
Company and the Audience
WonflrrfulIv Pleased

some Of our hest local talent. lingo
msr, the Barbarian" was selected.
Il il heavy play, and fears were
expressed as to the ability of a home
company being able 20 handle it,
bat those fears have ali been ban
ished.
The play il one OF our favOrites,
and is a translation from the Ger
man by Mrs. Lowell. The parts, In
gomar and Parthenia. the hero and
heroine, are exceedingly interesting
ones. In the language Of the pub-
fisher, the story is beautifully told.
and interesting 10 the last moment.
The filial piety Of the Greek maiden
is placed before the audience in q
striking manner; even l0ve-the
strongest and most irresistible pas
sion Of the human hearts, made-to
yield 10 duty; and when appealed To-
By her barbarian lover-whoze saw
age spirit she has at once tanned and
subdued-who, in tone Of mental
agony exclaims, 'Oh Parthenia.
wilt thou leave me o" her simple.
touching answer is, "My parcnis
await their child" He at once re-
solved to be- her guide-and. when
arrived in sight Of MsS-illia. hes
home from whence she strayed. O,
offer herself a sacrifice NJ the ran
som of an aged father, D her trans
port Of JOY the sudden Thought uc-
ours that "Here We part" But not
50, lac goes with her To the ciiv-rc.
solves for her sake to beceric q
Greek-ahandOns even thu dress Ell
his favorite hand Of Aliemanni-
yields up his sword for the handle
of the plow-and douhly earns his
bride; spurns indignantly the offer
to betray his countrymen, bat makes
them tlle friends ana allies Of the
Greeks redeems his bride from
slavery Icy the sacrifice OF his OWE
liberty-and, when finally rewarded
By the gods for all his sufteriugs. hr
finishes with, ''To love owe this
bliss. b" while Parthcnia adds, go
love and honor The language.
poetry and dramatic action of this
play cannot he excelled, il equalci.
in the history of the modern drama.
NJ. e.. :. Martin appeared in the
difficult role of Ingomar, and was
happily supported by Mrs. Gertrude
Andrews, ~ Parthenii. These two
are the principal characters in the
play, and deserve SPECIAL mention.
Mr.. Martins voice anu physique en-
inenily fits him for a typical lingo
mar, while his excellent dramatic
reading brings out the pathos Of his
lines-the wording of which is beau
tiful-with good effect The char
acter was well taken throughout,
and the frequent encore- given him
by the delighted audience were well
earned.
Mrs. Andrews, ~ Parthenia. sur.
prispd even her intimate friends.
She has given several readings in
Salina, and her reputation in this
line il established, but last evening
was the ilrst time she has ever ap-
Feared before a Salina audience as
an actress, and il may be- truthfully
said that she WIS the principal at
traction. She sustained this heauti-
ful character throughout the entire
evening with splendid effect. and
looked the Greek maiden To perfcc-
ton. Her interviews with the de-
spised Puiydorr were especially well
played, and the devotion Of a child
10 her parents, brought out with
the best effect; the Interpretation of
the high aud holy bonds of true love
i'm her scenes with Iugomar, al,
showed that Mrs. Andrews is an ac-
tress Of great ability, and Salina |
need not go beyond the city's Dor
ders for an evening Of rare enter
She is an acquisition 90 |
Salinas home dramatic talent that
now enables them to produce almost |
any of the standard plays far better /
han two-thirds of the travelling
companies that visit our city.
POlydOre, the mean, miserable, de
'pised miser, could not have been
better taken than By Mr.. Fred An
irews, and the loathsome character.
when he met his just deserts in tn
asst act, b. being banished from the
,ity OF Massilla. had 80 won the ha-
red Of the audience that they
ieemed TO rejoice with Parthenia,
Ind were hard to quiet.
The Salina orchestra furnished
he music, which was fully up TO
heir standard.
MyrOn and Actea, Parthenis's pa
.ents. by T. /. Bond and Mrs. Sea-
.er, were well sustained, and their
fforts met with approval by the
audience. {. ;. Conrad, a. ths
'imarch of Massilla, Alastor,
" J. +. Seaver, anc Theauo, by
Hiss Clara Hutchinson, although
lot characters Of great minence,
ct were we'll taken. Citizens,
guards and fishermen
ompleted the cast, who were sll
-ali cbosan and combined with ft,e
stars" 10 make the evenings enter
linment one Of the most satisfac-
by that has ever been given in Sa-
ma by our own people, both finan-
ally and otherwise, as the house
as densely crowded.
After the close Of the performance,
ld before the entire stock company.
RS. Andrews was presented with
D elegant silver fruit dish by the
embers Of the Daughters Of Re
,cca lodge. Mr. Martin made .
at presentation speech, which was
acefulIy acknowledged by Mr.
ndreWs. The souvenir was en- (
aved with the words. Presented
the Daughters Of Rehecea 10 Mrs. /
ed G.. Andrews, Oct. 9th, Isl"
Knocked Down. \
LAST Saturday evening there vas
gathering ON the mu-
II enjoyment plan, ~ the old Me I
- hs.ff1frrr "a North -arsr.